Is empathy associated with more prosocial behaviour? A meta-analysis

被引：45

作者：

Yin, Yingying ^{[1
,2
]}

Wang, Yong ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, CAS Key Lab Mental Hlth, Inst Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Int Relat, Res Ctr Psychol Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China

来源：

ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 2023年 / 26卷 / 01期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

empathy; affective empathy; cognitive empathy; prosocial behaviour; meta-analysis; INTERPERSONAL REACTIVITY INDEX; BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL RELATIONS; PERSPECTIVE-TAKING; COGNITIVE EMPATHY; UNITED-STATES; ADOLESCENTS; SELF; AGGRESSION; VALIDATION;

D O I：

10.1111/ajsp.12537

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Empathy is an important prerequisite for prosocial behaviour (PB). However, different concepts and methodological tools have been used in research on the relationship between empathy and PB, leading to ambiguous results. This study used a meta-analysis to explore this relationship and to identify the moderating variables. After a literature search, 62 studies and 146 samples with 71,310 participants were included. Our random effects model revealed a positive correlation of PB with both cognitive empathy (r = .32) and affective empathy (r = .30). In addition, the relationship between empathy and PB is moderated by culture, publication type, education level, and empathy measures. Our conclusion is that there is a significant correlation between empathy and PB that is influenced by sample characteristics and methodological factors.

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